GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
The meaning of the word endemic is prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refectory | dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) |
| pundit | authority on a subject; expert; learned person |
| influx | flowing into |
| hiatus | gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break |
| disjointed | disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin |
| patriarch | father and ruler of a family or tribe |
| inclined | tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend |
| shift | change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group |
| coterie | group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests |
| chase | ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch |
